Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

C♯m7♭5C♯ Minor 7th Flat 5th

DRoot

Ftone

G♯tone

Ctone

Formula ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · Notes D · F · G♯ · C

How to play it

C♯m7♭5 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C♯ Minor 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 6) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

C♯ Minor 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 11 11 9) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

C♯m7♭5 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C♯ Minor 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 6) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

C♯ Minor 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 11 11 9) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

Sound

How C♯m7♭5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

melancholyanxiousyearning

Genres

jazzclassical

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 5 · 7

Same notes asC♯ø7

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